#fidelio

[leporellian]

feeling so normal about whatever was going on with max wolf and his astronomical discoveries

#opera tag #the magic flute #aida #don giovanni #fidelio #carmen #la traviata #rambles #dramaturgy

[lilac-himejoshi]

why is opera so gay

#i write this while listening to don giovanni btw #opera tag #@beethoven is leonora bisexual #fidelio

[chicinsilk]

Marc Bohan for Jean Patou Haute Couture Collection Spring/Summer 1957. Ivy Nicholson wears "Fidelio" belted black and white rayon dress with a matching 3-button jacket. Vogue Studio, Paris, 1957.

Marc Bohan pour Jean Patou Collection Haute Couture Printemps/Été 1957. Ivy Nicholson porte "Fidelio" robe en rayonne noire et blanche ceinturée avec une veste à 3 boutons assortie. Vogue Studio, Paris, 1957.

Photo Donald Silverstein

#haute couture #jean patou #marc bohan #fashion 50s #1957 #vogue studio #spring/summer #printemps/été #fidelio #ivy nicholson #donald silverstein

[doyouknowthisopera]

#opera tag #operablr #fidelio #ludwig van beethoven

[illustratus]

#fidelio #leonore #opera #ludwig van beethoven #beethoven #classical music #music #europe #european #composer

[opera-ghosts]

OTD in Music History: Immortal composer and virtuoso pianist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) is born in Bonn, Germany... probably. Although there is no *definitive* record of the exact date of Beethoven's birth, the baptismal registry in the Catholic Parish of St. Remigius is dated to December 17th -- and the regional custom at that time was to carry out baptisms within 24 hours of births. Beethoven himself always claimed December 16th as his birthday. PICTURED: The handwritten address panel of an autograph note that Beethoven wrote and sent to a local elected official in ~1816/1817, regarding matters relating to settling the estate of his late brother, Kaspar van Beethoven (1774 – 1815), on behalf of his adopted nephew, Karl (1806 – 1858). The fierce five-year-long custody battle that raged from 1815 - 1820 between Beethoven and his hated sister-in-law, Johanna (1786 – 1869), is the stuff of legend. At great personal and financial expense and after many failed attempts, Beethoven ultimately succeeded in wresting custody of Karl away from Johanna, whom he considered to be an unfit mother and an “immoral woman." Unfortunately, Beethoven proceeded to drive his nephew crazy with his own highly eccentric “parenting” style, ultimately leading to Karl’s infamous failed suicide attempt in July 1826. When the police questioned Karl after he was discovered laying on the ground with a bullet wound in his head and a pistol clutched in his hand, the explanation that he offered was chilling: "My uncle has tormented me too much." Emotionally shattered by this tragic episode, the previously overbearing Beethoven immediately relented and finally allowed Karl to pursue the military career that he had long sought. The day after Karl left for his assignment, Beethoven drew up his own last will and testament. He bequeathed his entire estate to Karl, who would inherit it when Beethoven passed away just three months later.

#classical music #opera #music history #bel canto #composer #classical composer #aria #classical studies #maestro #chest voice #Ludwig van Beethoven #van Beethoven #Beethoven #Symphony #ninth symphony #Concerto #Overture #Chamber music #sonata #Fidelio #classical musician #classical musicians #classical art #musician #musicians #history of music #historian of music

[princesssarisa]

The Top 40 Most Popular Operas, Part 4 (#31 through #40)

A quick guide for newcomers to the genre, with links to online video recordings of complete performances, with English subtitles whenever possible.

Donizetti's Don Pasquale

Another comedy of manners with a melodic bel canto score.

Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, 2003 (Alessandro Corbelli, Eva Mei, Antonino Siragusa, Roberto de Candia; conducted by Gérard Korsrten)

Verdi's Macbeth

The first of Verdi's great Shakespearean operas.

Zürich Opera, 2001 (Thomas Hampson, Paoletta Marrocu, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Luis Lima; conducted by Franz Welser-Möst)

Beethoven's Fidelio

Beethoven's only opera, a drama of love, courage, and idealism in the face of political corruption.

Vienna State Opera, 1979 (Gundula Janowitz, René Kollo, Hans Sotin, Manfred Jungwirth, Lucia Popp; conducted by Leonard Bernstein)

Gounod's Faust

One of the most wildly popular operas in the 19th and early 20th centuries: a melodic French interpretation of the Faust legend.

Vienna State Opera, 1985 (Francisco Araiza, Gabriela Benacková, Ruggero Raimondi; conducted by Erich Binder)

Richard Strauss's Salome

Strauss's one-act operatic translation Oscar Wilde's erotic and powerful Biblically-inspired play.

Teatro Comunale di Bologna, 2010 (Erika Sunnegårdh, Mark S. Doss, Robert Brubaker, Dalia Schaechter, Mark Milhofer; conducted by Nicola Luisotti)

Puccini's Gianni Schicchi

Puccini's only comic opera, a rollicking one-act farce inspired by a passage from Dante's Divine Comedy.

Teatro alla Scala, 2008 (Leo Nucci, Nino Machiadze, Vittorio Grigolo, Cinzia De Mola; conducted by Riccardo Chailly)

Verdi's Don Carlo

A grand, tragic historical drama of politics, love vs. duty, intergenerational conflict, friendship (of the vaguely homoerotic variety), and abuse of power.

Metropolitan Opera, 1983 (Plácido Domingo, Mirella Freni, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Louis Quilico, Grace Bumbry, Ferruccio Furlanetto; conducted by James Levine)

Bellini's Norma

A great bel canto soprano vehicle, depicting a tragic love triangle amid the Roman conquest of Gaul.

Sydney Opera House, 1978 (Joan Sutherland, Margareta Elkins, Ron Stevens, Clifford Grant; conducted by Richard Bonynge)

Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos

A unique "opera within an opera" that explores the themes of comedy vs. drama and "low art" vs. "high art."

Salzburg Festival, 1965 (Hildegard Hillebrecht, Sena Jurinac, Reri Grist, Jess Thomas; conducted by Karl Böhm)

Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice)

A groundbreaking early Classical interpretation of the Orpheus myth, replacing the pageantry of Baroque opera with "noble simplicity."

Feature film, 2014 (Bejun Mehta, Eva Liebau, Regula Mühlemann; conducted by Vaclav Luks) (no subtitles; read the libretto in English translation here)

#opera #top 40 #31 through 40 #video #complete performances #english subtitles #don pasquale #macbeth #fidelio #faust #salome #gianni schicchi #don carlo #norma #ariadne auf naxos #orfeo ed euridice

[neroegiallo]

Fidelio

Un po' Pink&Punk, un po' Glamour'ama

Fidelio è una festa, con pubblico selezionato, dove scatenare la fantasia e io amo giocare con il pubblico e con gli outfit

#artisiastarlight #neroegiallo #fidelio #bologna

[tinydooms]

Random question. If you could spend time with any person in history, who would you choose and what do you want to talk about with them?

I was already thinking "Beethoven!" before I got to the end of the first clause. Yes, I'd like to sit down with Beethoven and talk about his opera, Fidelio, which is one of my absolute favorites and the piece I wrote about for my MA (not well; I could do much better now). I want to know how he learned of the story, how he fell in love with it and why, why he made the musical choices he did, what he would have done differently if he'd given it a third re-write. I want to know where his unwavering belief in True Love comes from and how he would feel knowing that the opera has transcended its time to not just be an allegory for the French Revolution, but a piece that could just as easily be set at the fall of the DDR (as it was in Dresden in 1988/89) or the Arab Spring or the Black Lives Matter movement or the George Floyd marches and in so many other historical moments where a single person stands up and says, "No, I will not allow this; this cannot continue; I will stop it" and then does.

(Opera directors, I'm begging you: stop this regietheater bullshit and give us the unironic, hope-squaring-up-for-another-round, blood-and-guts, touch-my-husband-again-and-I-will-shoot-you-in-the-face Fidelio we deserve.)

Also I'd love to go to one of his early improv-duels, and to the world premiere of the Ninth Symphony. I'd be sobbing on the floor at the latter, but there we are.

#asks and answers #ask me anything #Beethoven #Fidelio

[feedesmarais]

Jaime x Brienne fic rec : favorite authors edition

Part 10 : janie-tangerine writes great fics about the psychological aspects of relashionships. If you like a soft Jaime, go read some of her stories.

- Light up my goal, however far it is, and I shall reach it through love is a great AU where Jaime and Brienne are opera singers starring in Fidelio (and now I want to go to the opera someday and name my future son Florestan!).

- Everybody leaves so why, why wouldn't you is a sweet 5+1 modern AU where Jaime and Brienne are childhood friends.

- And give all the love that you have in your soul is a book canon endgame fic where Bran sends Brienne and Jon Connington in the past in order to stop the Apocalypse. They're meant to change the outcome of Robert's rebellion (not Rhaegar friendly).

#jaime x brienne fic rec #jaime x brienne #a dream of spring #time travel #asoiaf modern au #jon connington #fidelio #opera fanfic #robert's rebellion

[atsoukalidis]

One of the greatest pieces of music! Beethoven: Fidelio Op. 72 - Overture · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan

#philosophy #art #classical music #beethoven #fidelio #herbert von karajan #berliner philharmoniker #Youtube

[lilac-himejoshi]

all of my old fidelio memes (i need to make more)

#fidelio #ludwig van beethoven #beethoven #beethoven fidelio #memes #opera tag

[katlimeart]

Made in 2018

If you’ve seen this anywhere else, I posted it back on my deviantArt when it was made.

Mario Girls as Operatic Heroines - requested by alanpalgut

1. Carmen

2. Leonore (Fidelio)

3. Ninetta (La gazza ladra)

4. Brunnhilde (Der Ring des Nibelungen)

5. Elena (La donna del lago)

6. Marguerite (Faust)

#opera #carmen #fidelio #leonore #la gazza ladra #ninetta #der ring des nibelungen #brunnhilde #la donna del lago #elena #faust #marguerite #request art #princess daisy #daisy #rosalina

[revolvoe]

this is my xmas drawing for the year. the best thing about this film is how rich every character's life is, and how much we, the viewers, envy them.

not a single cop in the film. five stars.

#eyes wide shut #xmas #fidelio #kubrick #movie poster #movie

[stephaniegunnz]

New painted stones I am going to leave in Prague. Who will find them?

#art #painting #painted stones #top gun #top gun maverick #fighter jet #tom cruise #cocktail #cocktails & dreams #fidelio #eyes wide shut #stephanie gunnz

[opera-ghosts]

On November 20, 1805, the premiere of the first version, Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera "Fidelio", took place in the Theater an der Wien - Das Opernhaus. This work could also be heard in America. Here is the original evening note from one of the first performances at The Metropolitan Opera in New York on December 31, 1887.

Lilli Lehmann as Leonore and Albert Niemann as Florestan.

#Fidelio #Ludwig van Beethoven #Beethoven #Léonore #ou L'amour conjugal #Jean-Nicolas Bouilly #opera #bel canto #Lilli Lehmann #dramatic soprano #soprano #classical music #Albert Niemann #tenor #the MET #Metropolitan Opera #music history #composer #pianist #piano #Classical period #Romantic era #Symphony #Violin Concerto #piano concerto #cadenza #Opus #piano sonata #Sonata #overture